30Synonyms found for eminence

Word Origin & History

eminence 1620s, from Fr. eminence, from L. eminentia, from eminens "excellent, prominent" (see eminent). As a title of honor (now only of cardinals) it is attested from 1650s. The original Éminence grise (Fr., lit. "gray eminence") was François Leclerc du Trembley (1577-1638), confidential agent of Richelieu.

Example Sentences for eminence

Your eminence, the planet is in grave danger.

There's nothing wrong with eminence grise, my dear.

He got to this eminence through a 20-year climb up from nowhere.

Despite its eminence and chic, Aspen is still a friendly town.

It has been requested that this chair be filled by someone of recognized eminence in the field of criminal law.

He attained considerable eminence as a preacher, but still more as a scholar.

His sudden eminence is understandably something of a wonder.

The founders of every state which has risen to eminence have drawn their nourishment and vigor from a similar wild source.

There it would stand, all alone, as a distant ghostly eminence above the far-off horizon.

With an appalling uniformity, it is polygamists who rise to ecclesiastical eminence.